Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In response to Ms Lynch, I have met a number of parents who have gone down the road of private assessment and I can tell her most assuredly that they could not afford it. They had to scrimp and save to put it together because essentially, they are trying to fast-track some resourcing for their children who are being left behind. It is not about people who can afford it. As Ms Lynch probably knows, the majority of these people cannot afford it. Everybody in the area needs to be lobbying for this, as it seems to be significant discrimination against these children.

On the home tuition scheme and the remote learning, can the witnesses provide an idea of the potential number of children and families who are affected?